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Caring Adoptions EIN 76-0314849

Caring Adoptions FY2024 filing

EIN  76-0314849 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Houston, TX Founded 1990
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Facilitates full-service domestic adoptions for families.
Leadership
Stephanie Warren · Executive Director · $96K
Money in and out
$552K revenue, $575K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Facilitates full-service domestic adoptions for families. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $552K in revenue, $575K in expenses, and $399K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$552K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$575K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$399K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$23K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$552K
FY2024▼ -15%
Expenses
$575K
FY2024▲ +8%
Total assets
$435K
FY2024▲ +11%
Total liabilities
$36K
FY2024▲ +642%
Total revenue
$552K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$575K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$399K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$23K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$435K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $460K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Facilitation of domestic adoptions. Provide birthmother's counseling, legal assistance, education, in addition to necessary medical and living expenses. Provide adopting families home screening, post placement studies, education, and adoption finalization services.

$460Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCaring Adoptions
EINHdr · item D76-0314849
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jcaringadoptions.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1990
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P70B)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1990

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Stephanie Warren
Executive Director
$95,885Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
D Brownell Wheless
Treasurer and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jerry G Bridges
Asst Treasurer and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carl W Sandlin
Secretary and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Beverly
President and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Walter Steigerwald
Vice-President and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Warren’s $126K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephanie Warren$126,094$95,885$76,562$85,951$80,185$69,618

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$514K · 93%
Investment income$21K · 4%
Contributions & grants$17K · 3%
Program service revenue93%$514K
Investment income4%$21K
Contributions & grants3%$17K
Other revenue$601
Total revenueLn 12$552K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.00
Program services80%$460K
Management & general20%$114K
Fundraising$996
Total functional expensesLn 25$575K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$372K
Total assetsLn 16$435K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$36K
Total net assetsLn 32$399K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $386K · Operating expenses/yr $575K
8.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $460K · Total expenses $575K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $114K · Total expenses $575K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $996 · Total expenses $575K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $1K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $11K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $17K · Total revenue $552K
3%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $552K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $514K · Total revenue $552K
93%
Investment reliance
Investment income $21K · Total revenue $552K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $514K · Total expenses $575K
89%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $552K · Prior year $649K
-15%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $524K · FY2024 $552K
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $399K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $552K · Expenses $575K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $435K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $399K · Total assets $435K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $13K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $435K
3%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stephanie Warren · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $96K · Total expenses $575K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $199K · Total expenses $575K
35%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 20%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth -15%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $943K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$123,352
Unitemized GrantFY2024$197,874
Unitemized GrantFY2023$195,313
Unitemized GrantFY2022$181,922
Unitemized GrantFY2021$147,332
Unitemized GrantFY2020$97,525

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$506K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$552K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$649K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$540K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$614K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$524K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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